The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

Go to Critzman, the Jeweler, for
your Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
Mr.. Blaine may as well send his
plume to the national museum. He
will scarcely need it next fall
Go to John Harris for canned goods
Malone is Virginia's most trouble.
some weed, but he has been pretty
closely trlmmed this season.
Look out for holiday goods at
a John Harr's
The Star Of Bethlehem is now visi.
ole in Texas-a thoroughly Democrat.
ic State, by the way.
Mrs feecher says: "The only ri.
yalryt I IL not harmful is in the en-.
deavor todo the gieatest good.
Boston society has promised to read
the Bible this winter. Boston fash.
'onables are always looking for some.
thing new. .
Secretary Fairchild is the best.dress.
ed ana most aristocratic.looking mem.
Der oi the Cabinet, with single excep-
ton OF Mr.. Whitney.
Freddie Gebhard has double who
ives IN Macon, Ga, and who is fire..
quently stopped and bored into wear,
mess by friends of the New Yorker.
John Sherman wants fair count
OF the Southern vote next year. Asit
is not impossible that he may be the
Republican candidate then he has
started out to make the demand now
and he makesitwith sweeping energy.
1t is not out of place to recall at this
point, however, that the last "fair
count of this vote, according to John
sherman, was held in 1876 under the
able but unscruplous supervision OF
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the Hon. Bill Chandler. Mr.. sher-
man is a "smart" politician, it is true,
hut he will never occupy another Cab. .
met office under another RIB. HAYES.
The eight to seven kind Of fair count
won't be counted in this country again.
philadelphia Times.
The following story about the Gar
is going the rounds of the French aud
German papers. While walking near
the Castle of Fredensborg he was ono
day accosted by beggar woman with
u child in her arms In the rough.
est manner possible he told her to 20
away and to be pretty quick about
it, too. The poor woman, terrified,
started Oft, but was followed by an of.
hcer, Here, my good woman" said
the officer, as he put some pieces of
gold into her hand, "it is the Gar who
sends you this and he hopes that you
will forgive his apparent rudeness of a
moment ago. The fact is he has lust
returned from visit to his children.
who have the scarlatina, and he was
afraid that he might bring the conts.
gion to your child, If he allowed YOU
to approach his person"
The resignation OF Land Commits.
sloner Sparks, and its acceptance by
the President, terminates an uniortu.
nate wrangle that has excited the In,
terror Department during the greater
part OF the administration. There
has all the time been want of accord
between Secretary Lamar and Colonel
Sparks, which finally became so mark,
ed that the. Secretary declared that
one or the other would have to leave
the department, and thereupon Colo.
mel Sparks resigned. The President
accepted his resignation in a letter
which. Colonel sparks says was very
kind, courteous and friendly. Speak.
ing OF his resignation to a reporter
Colonel Sparks said
, "No, sir; shall never while | live
do another act as Commissioner OF
the General Land Office. feel like a.
galley slave just released, and but for
the fact that / am indeed sick [ would
be in the best of spirits. OF course"
he continued, "this is not pleasant
ending OF my administration, and
when | reflect that have given near.
fly three years of almost incessant,
hard brain wrecking work to the cause
, OF the people for but little more than
my board when | remember that /
am at least $4,000 worse off to-day
6 than the day came to Washington,
and when l review my work of the last
three years and positively know that
my course has been the right and HON
est one. and that my position in
the issueis is unquestionably correct
why, when | think OF all these things,
. with consciousness Of having done
my whole duty fearlessly, l cannot
q help wishing it otherwise. Yet | am
by no means unhappy. l need rest,
and shall remain in Washington dur.
/, ing the coming winter and shall take
it easy"
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